Andrew See is a barrister and independent industrial relations and employment adviser with more than 40 years’ experience across the public and private sectors in Australia and the Pacific.
He provides strategic advice, workplace investigations, enterprise bargaining support, policy development and compliance systems to employers, particularly in horticulture and other industries that rely on the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. His work is practical, independent and designed to help organisations manage risk while meeting their legal and operational obligations.
Andrew is regularly engaged to conduct complex workplace investigations involving allegations of sexual harassment, bullying and serious misconduct. He also assists clients with the design and implementation of industrial relations management plans, employment policies, and dispute resolution processes. Much of this work is delivered remotely, allowing clients across Australia and the Pacific to access senior-level advice efficiently.
Between 2011 and 2020 Andrew served as a Resident Magistrate in Fiji, sitting on the Employment Relations Tribunal, Tax Tribunal, Environment Tribunal, Customs Act Court of Review and the Judicial Services Commission Disciplinary Tribunal. This experience, combined with his ongoing work on Pacific labour mobility issues and training with the International Labour Organization, gives him a distinctive understanding of both Australian and Pacific employment systems.
He has extensive advocacy experience in Australian industrial tribunals and courts and continues to provide mediation and conflict resolution services. Andrew also teaches employment relations and related subjects at university level and delivers practical training programs for employers and practitioners.
Academic qualifications
- Associate Diploma in Industrial Relations (Brisbane College of Advanced Education)
- Bachelor of Arts (Double Major in Economics)(University of Queensland)
- Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Queensland University of Technology)
- Master of Business Administration (University of Southern Queensland)
- Bachelor of Laws (Queensland University of Technology)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Griffith University)
- Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching (Griffith University)
Professional accreditation
- Admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland (March 2002)
- Admitted to practise in the federal courts of Australia (May 2002)
- Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy (July 2022)
Certifications
- ITCILO Gender Academy, Beijing (2026)
- ITCILO Forced Labour and Responsible Business Conduct (2023)
- ITCILO International Labour Standards (ILS) Academy - Asia Pacific (2022)
- Teaching for Learning, Griffith University
- ITCILO International Labour Standards, Turin (2018)
- Mercer Cullen Egan Dell - Job Analysis and Job Evaluation Methodology (1999)
- Public Sector Management Course (1996)
Illustrative Litigation Experience
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
LSNZ and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Citizenship) [2020] AATA 2419 (22 July 2020)
Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
Brisbane City Council Salaried Staff Award 1983 [1985] CthArbRp 609; (1985) 299 CAR 358; C No 5382 of 1985; G0725 (25 November 1985)
The Brisbane City Council Salaried Staff Award and The Municipal Officers' (Brisbane City Council Transport) Award 1983 in relation to trade union training leave. Print G1331 [1985] AIRC 469 (11 December 1985).
Brisbane City Council Salaried Staff Award 1983; Application for work value - Property Management Branch, B056 Dec 1156/88 A Print H 6353 (22 December 1988).
Australian Industrial Relations Commission
National Wage Case 1990; see Industrial Relations Commission Decision 300/1991 [1991] AIRC 281; (16 April 1991)
Gary Broad v Pacific Coal Pty Ltd - PR938460 [2003] AIRC 1345; (30 October 2003) PR938460
Fair Work Australia
Grigonis v Adelaide Coffee Company Pty Ltd [2011] FWA 1586 (29 March 2011) [2011] FWA 1586
Starkie v Barambah Organics Pty Ltd [2012] FWA 1232 (1 March 2012) [2012] FWA 1232
Fair Work Commission
Lambert v Jetscape Travel Pty Ltd [2013] FWC 9246 (18 December 2013) [2013] FWC 9246
Leung v ALH Group Ltd [2013] FWC 7081 (19 September 2013) [2013] FWC 7081
Mr Steve Slemint v Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Pty Limited T/A Chardons Hotel [2019] FWC 45
Ms Kellie Smith v Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Pty Limited [2020] FWC 2347 (8 May 2020)
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Hosking v MJ Mahon Holdings Pty Ltd [2021] FEDCFAMC2G 66 (21 September 2021)
Australian International Islamic College v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2020] FCCA 2701 (30 September 2020)
Federal Court of Australia
Pexbury Pty Ltd v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 660
Queensland Anti Discrimination Tribunal
Irvine and Porter v Mermaids Café and Bar Pty Ltd and Ingall (No 2) [2010] QCAT 482
Queensland District Court
Chmiel & Anor v Alcohol and Drug Foundation – Queensland [2010] QDC 497
Queensland Industrial Court
Quill v CSR Limited [2004] QIC 20; 175 QGIG 1124 (19 March 2004) [2004] QIC 20;
Queensland Industrial Relations Commission
McDonald v Lanes Biscuits Pty Ltd (Kraft Foods Pty Ltd) [2003] QIRC 81
Phipps v Travel Insurance Australia Pty Ltd [2006] QIRComm 107; 183 QGIG 769 (29 September 2006)
Slavica Lake AND Q-COMP (WC/2011/25) (7 January 2013) [2013] QIRComm 1
Queensland Supreme Court
Edwards v. North Goonyella Coal Mines Pty Ltd [2005] QSC 242 (1 September 2005) [2005] QSC 242; 57 AILR 300-092
Supreme Court of Queensland Court of Appeal